Where does “vaimentaa” come from?

vaimentaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimea, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe — breath.

vaimentaa (Finnish): To muffle; To stifle; To damp, suppress

Definitions

  1. To muffle; To stifle; To damp, suppress

Ancestry of “vaimentaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimeamuffled, subdued; uninterested, tepid
2Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath

Words derived from “vaimentaa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic wajŋe →Every word from Finnish vaimea →